Special Education at Dominican University

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if Dominican University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and approximately 3,189 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Dominican U.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

Dominican U Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Dominican U Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at Dominican U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Dominican U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	93
	97
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	237
Most Popular Special Education Schools	301
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	331

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in special ed from Dominican U. This makes it the #180 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Dominican U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Dominican University.

Dominican U Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 special ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from Dominican U. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Dominican U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dominican University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Dominican U Special Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students earned a master's degree in special ed from Dominican U. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in special ed each year. Dominican U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Dominican U, 58% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dominican University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Dominican U also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Instructional Media Design
• Multilingual Education
• Teaching English or French

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Dominican University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	9,670	$63,740
Special Education Professors	8,440	$69,840
Middle School Special Education Teachers	3,420	$63,330
Interpreters and Translators	1,970	$46,320
Special Education Preschool Teachers	960	$57,280

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By HalloweenHJB under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.